METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING ACCESS TO A SUBSURFACE TARGET - Patent 1087699

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EP 1 087 699 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.02.2000

(43)	Date of publication:
	04.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/14

(21)	Application number: 99927494.7

(22)	Date of filing: 15.06.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 6/03, A61B 6/08

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9913/279

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9965/380 (23.12.1999 Gazette 1999/51)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

15.06.1998 US 89365 P

(71)	Applicant: Minrad Inc.
	Buffalo, NY 14202 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LANDI, Michael, K. Kenmore, NY 14217 (US) GRAND, Walter Buffalo, NY 14209 (US)

(74)	Representative: Moir, Michael Christopher et al
	Mathys & Squire100 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8AL London WC1X 8AL (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING ACCESS TO A SUBSURFACE TARGET